Fishhook



. Aug, 21, 1945.

T. K.. ODEN ETAL 2,383,073

FIsHHotK Filed June l, 1944 Izzi. adem .L. @7172 IN V EN TGRS.

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Patented Aug. 21, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT IOFFICE FISHIIOOK Thomas K.Oden and Ralph L. Wight, Sacramento, Calif.

Application June 1, 1944, Serial No. 538,228

1Claim.

prevent the ilsh from escaping, should the hook brlak or the hook pullthrough the mouth of the fis With the foregoing and other objects inview which will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionconsists of certain novel details of construction and combinations ofparts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, itbeing understood that changes may be made in the construction andarrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the inventionas claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a hook constructed in accordance withthe present invention, the gans being shown in their open posi tions.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the upper portion of thehook:A

The springs 9 have one of their respective ends extended through thering member II associated therewith. These ring members Il are weldedtothe gans so that they will be in direct line with the ends of theupwardly inclined portions 1. 'I'he opposite ends of the springs arepositioned in openings formed in the upwardly inclined portions, asshown by Fig. 1.

Links indicated by the reference character il are also connected withthe upwardly inclined portions 1 and have connection with the line ringI2, towhich the nshing line I3 is connected.

Secured to the arms I, by means of the pivot l, is a yoke Il thatprovides the connection between uiensnhook ls and sansuwnshhook lsbeing'shown as connected with the yoke Il through the line Il and connectingmember I1, which is in theform of a swivel.

The weight line Il. is also connected with the line ring I2, and isconnectedk with the weight Il for holding the bait-carrying hook andgans below the surface of the water.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shownand described, when a Figure 3 is a sectional view'taken online 1 3 ofFig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the hook comprises a pair ofpivotally connected gans indicated by the reference character 5. Eachgan 5 is formed with an arm C extended at an oblique angle with respectto the main portion of the gan, and the arm 8 is formed inclined endportions 1.

The arms 8 of the gans are pivotally connected at 8, and as shown, thearms 8 are wide at their points of connection, to add rigidity to thearms and insure against the arms breaking under severe strains. y

The upwardly inclined portions 1 of the arms are of lengths so that thefree ends thereof overlie the upper ends of the main portions of thegans, where they are connected with the adjacent gan, by means of coiledsprings 9. These springs 9 are of the contractile type and normally tendto hold the gans l in their open positions,l or in the positions shownby Fig. 1 of the with upwardly Vsh takes the bail'. and hook l5, thesudden pull will result in the upwardly inclined portions 1 of the armsl, being drawn towards each other, i

the hookends of the gans being thrown into the fish at the gills. Thensh will be securely held by the gans which may only be released bymanually removing the gans'from the fish.

What is claimed is: A ilshing device comprising a pair of gan armsformed at the upper ends of the gans, said arms having upwardly inclinedend portions, the

upwardly inclined end portion of one arm overlying the arm of theadjacent gan in spaced re- 'lation therewith, coiled springs connectingthe free ends of the upwardly inclined ends of the arms with theadjacent lower arms, normally holding the gans open, a bait hook securedbetween the gans, and means for connecting a line to said gans, and saidgans being adaptedto embed themselves in a fish caught on the bait hook,when the bait hook and line are pulled in opposite directions.

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